Devline: building a networked host service for development information

Abstract

The British Library for Development Studies is using the World Wide Web to make its online development information service, Devline, available to development researchers and practitioners in all parts of the world.

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An example of recent discussion of these issues is: Panos Institute. The Internet and the South: Superhighway or dirt-track? London, Panos Institute , 1995. [cited 16 April 1996]. Available from Internet: http://www.oneworld.org/panos/panos_internet_press.html .

For information on Devbase on the Volnet UK CD-ROM or a free trial, contact Oxmill Publishing, Croudace House, 97 Godstone Road, Caterham, Surrey CR3 6RE, England, tel +44 (0) 1883 343000, fax +44 (0) 1883 349777.

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The current edition at the time of writing is: Conference of Directors of Special Courses. Development studies in Britain: a select course guide. 6th ed. [Bradford], The Conference, 1995. A new edition is planned for Summer 1996 . [cited 16 April 1996]. Available from Internet: http://www.ids.ac.uk/courses/cou_inst.html.

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For up-to-date details of e-mail retrieval from Devline, please contact the author.

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Details available from Internet: http://ukoln.bath.ac.uk/ elib/intro.html.

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Up-to-date information on Devline usage is available from Internet: http://www.ids.ac.uk/usage/index.html.

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Devline entry in NISS Information Gateway Directory of Networked Resources [database online]. [cited 16 April 1996]. Available from Internet: http://www.niss.ac.uk.